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Physician Quality Improvement (PQI )Projects at The Providence Health Care (PHC) and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)

PHC/ VCH PQI Program aims to enhance Quality Improvement (QI) capacity, build connections, and create a continuous improvement culture to transform our local health system. Patient partners will share their lived or living experience as a patient or family member, by partnering with physicians who has their own unique project…

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Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: Hybrid

Open to Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland

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Working Group Member for a NP CPD Program

UBC Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD) has recently launched a new Nurse Practitioner Continuing Professional Development (NP CPD) Program. This provincial initiative, developed in partnership with the Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC (NNPBC), is designed to support the ongoing learning and practice needs of nurse practitioners across British Columbia.

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Commitment: Long-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland

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The New St. Paul’s Hospital Needs Your Help

Join us as a patient advisor for the New St. Paul’s Hospital Project. We’re looking for patients to shape the design of the ‘I’m Here Now!’ Remote Waiting system we’re creating for clinic patients. As a Patient Advisor, you will provide your input, test the system and make a meaningful…

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Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland

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Patient Experience in Mental Health and Community Health for Employed Student Nurses – VGH

The Employed Student Nurse Program at Vancouver Coastal Health allows students in nursing school to be employed as a student nurse while completing their school. This is a paid opportunity for students to consolidate their nursing schools while completing their schooling and to help them gain information about where they…

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Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: In-person

Open to Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland

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Improving Access to Community Palliative Care for Patients Without a Primary Care Provider in Vancouver: Short-Term Integrated Palliative and Primary Care Model

This project is funded by Doctors of BC Shared Care Committee. It will address the care gap that community patients experience when they have life-limiting illness and need specialized palliative care. The existing program is a consultant model, reliant on ongoing care by a primary care provider. Through focus groups…

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Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland

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Facilitating a Transition to Adult Care Workshop (Virtual) for Patients and Families, St. Paul’s Hospital, Providence Health Care

St. Paul’s Hospital is looking for patient partners to help facilitate a virtual workshop about the transition to adult care. This workshop is designed for youth and young adults (ages 16-25 years) and their families to learn about what to expect in adult care and gets tips on managing their…

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Commitment: Long-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland, Provincial Region

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Patient Partner, New St. Paul’s Hospital Rehabilitation Center Working Group, Providence Health Care

To provide consult and insight into planning for the New St. Paul’s Rehabilitation Center Patient partners will provide feedback that will support leadership to make decisions around how care will be delivered in the new Center Services provided in the Rehabilitation Center include those performed by Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Registered…

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Commitment: Long-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland

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Creation of Patient Discharge Material Related to Medications

We are working to create educational material focused on optimizing patients’ discharge from hospital with respect to their medications. In some of our previous research we have identified that patients often find the time of discharge from hospital to be confusing, especially in relation to medication changes that may have…

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Commitment: One-time

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland

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Operational Readiness for Mental Health Stabilization Unit at the New St. Paul’s Hospital

St. Paul’s Hospital is starting to plan for how patients will be cared for in the new St. Paul’s Hospital. This includes planning for new services and for services that may be changing. The Mental Health Program is looking for patient and family partners to participate in planning for…

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Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: Hybrid

Open to Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland

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Providence Health Care & Vancouver Coastal Health, Physician Quality Improvement

Project ideas – Improving the intake process by having new patients timely and appropriately triaged, and booked with complete referral packages – Increasing the uptake of substance use care plan for patients with co-occurring substance use and early psychosis – Optimizing Short-Acting Dry-Powdered Inhaler Usage –…

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Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: Hybrid

Open to Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland

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